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A university study shows that the brakes, engine and gauges can all be wirelessly hacked in your car. Continental shows off an intelligent steering system that can veer you out of the way of an imminent crash. And, Saudi Arabia unveils its first-ever car. All that and more, plus John answers your questions and comments in this week’s “You Said It!”

A lot of these electric cars are probably more likely to sit in the driveway in favor of driving the cheaper gas burning vehicles. The electricity has to be produced somehow and that production of electricity can be just as polluting as a gas car.

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More info here: http://www.ecobold.com/blogs/123-think-city-electric-car/ The Think City Electric Car test drive was very fun, this is a small and affordable car that will be available for sale in the US in the next few months and we really look forward to it. The fully charged car goes as far as 100 miles and it’s a perfect weekday car to go to work and drive around the city. The car was brought from Michigan to California for a special event and we were lucky enough to drive it. The Think City electric vehicle looks small from the outside but is fairly large and tall on the inside, I felt really safe driving it. It’s a little noisy inside but nothing bad. The maximum speed is around 70 miles per hour (112 Km) and they didn’t want to tell me how much it would cost but I have my guesses ($10,000 to 15,000) since, well, it’s made out of plastic. Another benefit of the body is that it wouldn’t get scratched. The car comes with a radio and has an option for a GPS, two things I definitely need! Other interesting facts are that the battery lasts 100,000 miles or a minimum of ten years, something other cars won’t live to see! Lastly, the first maintenance check is at 40,000 miles. Think EV is a Scandinavian company that calls themselves “one of the most carbon efficient car companies in the world”. I just took a look at their new Think City design and I like it much better than this one we test drove. I hope we’ll be able to see them take over the roads of major US cities and our very own garages! What could be better than never going to a gas station, never having to change the oil and never having to change the filter again?! I also discovered that this car has only five moving parts versus a conventional car that usually has hundreds of moving parts, making it much harder to break and easier to find out a problem when it arises. With gas prices skyrocketing (will it ever end?) it makes me even more excited to drive cars such as Think City. Of course it can’t be as fun as the Tesla but it’s an amazing …